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How do you spell hen?

hen

H-E-N

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In your language

Русский

курочка

Español

gallinita

العربية

دجاجة

Word facts

Letters
3 →
First letter
H →
Pack
Easter
Plural
hens

Example sentences

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  • This is a hen.

  • The hen has an egg.

Word forms

One and many

one hen — two hens

One and many (plurals) →

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Rhyming words

pentendenmenthenwhen

Its pack

Easter →

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Phonics family

Use it in class

  • I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with H!” The first child to point at the hen card and name it spies next.
  • Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the hen card. As they search, the class chants “hen, hen”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
  • Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the hen card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “hen!”

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Questions and answers

How do you spell hen?
H-E-N. Hen has 3 letters and starts with H.
What is hen in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: курочка. In Spanish: gallinita. In Arabic: دجاجة.
What is the plural of hen?
Hens: one hen, two hens.
What rhymes with hen?
Words that rhyme with hen: pen, ten, den, men, then, when.